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Employee was cranking a gas engine. He pulled on the starter cord which backlashed and caused him to strain his hand and wrist.
Employee was putting discharge hose on pump in pit. He cranked pump and it blew off the discharge hose at the pump. The hose struck employee in the chest.
Employee was pushing with dozer; ran over a rock that he could not see. When he came off the rock the jarring slammed him into the seat breaking his tailbone.
Employee was operating a trackhoe, clearing in advance of the mining. He was working in an area of trees; he moved his machine and a limb broke and came into the cab striking him in the left shoulder.
The employee was leveling up on the highwall when he backed his dozer over the edge. The dozer went down the 40' wall backwards turning slightly to the right. The dozer appears to have hit on the right track at the back of the machine, then laid over on its side. During this fall the employee's head hit something on the inside of the cab. He had to have 7 stitches.